March 28, 2024

Labour unions turn to the internet to fund legal battle with HD Mining

Labour unions challenging the Temporary Foreign Workers' permit issued to HD Mining have turned to the internet to fund its legal battle. The unions involved say the legal battle has now cost over $ 200,000 to date. The website - labourspeaksout.com - allows people, who want to help pay for the legal costs, to donate online. The unions have forced … [Read more...]

Spielberg, Tarantino Turn Down “Star Wars”

You may want one of your favorite big-time directors taking the helm of the much anticipated "Star Wars: Episode VII", but right now it looks like none of them are stepping up to the plate. Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino and Zack Snyder have now all publicly expressed they have no desire to take on the helm of a new "Star Wars" … [Read more...]

Hundreds turn out for vigil in honour of Amanda Todd

Hundreds of people turned out to a public vigil at Surrey's Holland Park. It's all to pay tribute to 15 year old Amanda Todd who took her own life last week. Candles lit the fountain in the middle of the park. The crowd continued to grow as darkness fell. Politicians, RCMP officers, firefighters and other officials were noticeable in the crowd but … [Read more...]

Fired Cowichan trustees turn to community for by-election help

They won't be going to Court, but are turning to the community to help get a by-election. The Trustees on the Cowichan School Board were fired July 1st after failing to submit a balanced budget. Although some trustees had considered challenging their dismissal in Court, they've decided doing so would take up a lot of time and money. Former … [Read more...]

UPDATED: Stanley Cup rioter wishes he could turn back time

The first Stanley Cup rioter to avoid jail time has delivered another apology for his actions that wild night last year.Dated yesterday, the five-paragraph apology from Robert Snelgrove starts off by him saying how much he wishes he could turn back time before the riots, and make choices the night of June 15th, 2011.He goes on to say he loves the … [Read more...]

MIT thaumaturges work to turn any windowed room into a camera obscura

Those interested in criminology, forensics or the basics of voyeurism probably have a decent grasp on what a camera obscura is. For everyone else in the audience, allow us to explain. Used since way before your birth, these chambers are designed with an optical device that projects an image of its surroundings on a screen; you just need a room with … [Read more...]

The by-election campaigning in Chilliwack Hope seems to be taking a nasty turn.

The BC Conservative party candidate in Chilliwack Hope says his campaign has been the target of a big vandalism spree  John Martin says to date they have had 100 signs torn down in multiple spates of vandalism.   He said "We were struck again last night. Every single one of our big four by fours was destroyed in Chilliwack, every … [Read more...]

Suspects in Prince George kidnapping turn themselves in

Two brothers wanted by police in connection with a kidnapping in Prince George have turned themselves in. Twenty-four year-old François Meerholz and his 22-year-old brother Dillan walked into the local RCMP detachment at 11:30 last night. When police were called to a rural area east of the city earlier this week, they found a male victim … [Read more...]

Wahlberg, Kitsch, Foster Turn “Survivor”

Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch and Ben Foster are in talks to play three of the four lead Navy SEALs in Peter Berg's "Lone Survivor" for Emmett/Furla Films and Universal Pictures says Deadline. Based on the book by Marcus Luttrell, the harrowing story deals with how Luttrell's SEAL team fought to stay alive after being ambushed in Afghanistan in … [Read more...]

A good size turn out at a jobs fair in Burns Lake today.

It seems there are jobs to be had for Burns Lake residents, who saw their main employer go up in smoke last month, as long as they're willing to travel around the region.  Jobs Minister Pat Bell says there were more than 1300 positions on offer at a jobs fair in the central interior community today.   He said "ranging from labourers … [Read more...]